Materials Studio 5.0 enables scientists to explore a wide design space and make informed decisions in research on catalysis, polymers, specialty chemicals and advanced materials. This scientifically sophisticated simulation environment reduces time to innovation by increasing research productivity while simultaneously delivering more relevant results to engineering, product design, and marketing teams.

Improved parallel codes are included at every simulation scale (including quantum, classical, atomistic, mesocale), for shorter turn-around times on even the most challenging modelling and simulation tasks. Also, an integrated and extended set of tools for polymer and soft matter research is supplied, including new versions of Amorphous Cell, Forcite Plus and Mesocite that provide faster ways to model complex materials, all with minimum human interaction and computing resources. Finally, the software features a wide range of analytical instrument simulations, including Raman spectra calculations in CASTEP.